Aki Tapani Karvonen (born 31 August 1957 in Valtimo) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won three medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, with a silver in the 15 km, and two bronze medals in 50 km and the 4 × 10 km relay, respectively. Karvonen also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, with two silver medals (30 km: 1987, 4 × 10 km relay: 1989) and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 1982, tied with East Germany). Doping Karvonen admitted in May 1985 that he'd had a blood transfusion before the 1985 World Championships. In 1994 Karvonen admitted that he'd have blood transfusions also for the 1984 Winter Olympics. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games 3 medals – (1 silver, 2 bronze) World Championships 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze) World Cup Season standings Individual podiums 3 podiums Team podiums 5 podiums Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system. References External links 1957 births Living people People from Valtimo Finnish sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in cross-country skiing Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland Sportspeople from North Karelia